A selection of 1991 photographs from the Portman Lamborghini facility in Brentford. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach Quattrovalvole: A8 FAN, Lamborghini Jalpa: F220 RHX, Lamborghini…
Read MoreWhen Chrysler purchased Automobili Lamborghini from the Mimram Group in April 1987, a replacement for the long-running Countach seemed to be progressing well. However, Chrysler…
Read MoreChassis KLA12926 was one of the 67 Countach built to 25th Anniversary trim in right-hand drive. It was ordered new by London-domiciled Thai banker, Leslie Merszei, who had business interests in…
Read MoreChassis KLA12817 was one of eight Countach 25th Anniversaries delivered to the Brunei Royal Family. As head of state, absolute monarch and head of government, the Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, was in…
Read MoreBorn in Kuala Lumpur in July 1953, Charles Chong hails from a wealthy Malaysian Chinese land owning family. Although Malaysia was hardly a hotbed of high end motoring during the 1950s and…
Read MoreChassis KLA12050 was a right-hand drive Countach 25th Anniversary sold through Portman to UK-domiciled Kenyan property magnate, Ash Tandon. Purchased as an investment at the height of the…
Read MoreFollowing the Black Monday stock market crash of October 1987, speculators began to pile into alternative asset classes, one of which was high end classic and exotic motor cars. During the next…
Read MoreChassis KLA12962 was a right-hand drive Countach 25th Anniversary dispatched from Sant’Agata on March 23rd 1990. Its destination was Lamborghini’s UK distributor, Portman in London, where it is…
Read MoreIn the annals of Lamborghini history, no other customer was quite so influential as oil magnate and F1 team owner, Walter Wolf. Having made millions from oil extraction technology and cargo…
Read MoreChassis KLA12463 was the second Countach Anniversary imported to the UK and one of 67 right-hand drive examples built. Dispatched on October 27th 1988, KLA12463 was configured in an…
Read MoreFerrari Owners Club track day at Castle Combe in 1991. Featured cars: Ferrari F40: J 7806, Ferrari 250 GTO: 6 GTO, Ferrari 365 GTC/4: ONJ 1, Ferrari 288 GTO: MRA 1, Ferrari Testarossa: 4 ARE…
Read MoreSpots from the 1990 Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Spa. Featured cars: Ferrari 348 tb: NR 190, Koenig Competition: 500 CD 218, Ferrari Testarossa: EEE 246, Ferrari 348 tb: FER 927, Lamborghini
Read MoreChassis KLA12493 was one of 67 right-hand drive Countach 25th Anniversaries built between 1988 and 1990. It was configured in one of the best colours for these last-of-the line-examples: Blu…
Read MoreWhen Chrysler took control of Automobili Lamborghini in April 1987, the Italian firm’s replacement for the legendary Countach was already at an advanced stage of development with production slated to…
Read MoreAll the best stuff from Portman Lamborghini’s George Street showroom in London during the 1980s.
Read MoreSome of the best EE plate action from the 1980s.
Read MorePart 1 from the 1991 Silverstone Historic Festival. Featured cars: Lamborghini Jarama Rallye: YYY 453M, Aston Martin DB6 Volante: SFJ 999J, Lamborghini Diablo: EE 699 AU, Alpine GTA: E452 FLB…
Read MoreAlthough conceived as a stop-gap model until the highly anticipated Diablo was ready, the 25th Anniversary became the most commercially successful iteration of the legendary Countach despite…
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